The Straight Dope: Whatever happened to the Galloping Gourmet? A Staff Report from the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board Whatever happened to the Galloping Gourmet? Dear Straight Dope: I know that you must be the most intelligent human being in the world. I realize this because my last name is also Adams. I've also read "The Prince" by Machiavelli and understand that flattery will get me everywhere. Oh great one, what became of the greatest and most drunk TV cook commonly referred to as the Galloping Gourmet? I vaguely remember watching this cullinary giant at the tender age of 7. I also recollect that he gained much of his inspiration by drinking large quantities of wine while on the air. What was his name? What became of him? Finally, but least of all, may I become a great chef by drinking large quantities of alcohol on television? — Nicholas G Adams Well, Nicholas, I do hope you'll accept the answer from an non-Adams. I'll do what I can under that handicap.

According to the website entitled Wellness on the Web with Graham Kerr (the Galloping One's real name): "In his days as the Galloping Gourmet he practiced "hedonism in a hurry," creating dishes overflowing with cream, butter, egg yolks and deep-fat fried. "In 1972, while recuperating after a near fatal accident, Graham began to experiment with a low-fat cooking style to help ease his family's stomachs while traveling at sea. The family, however, rebelled against Graham's first efforts of his "caring" cuisine, claiming the food to be bland and unremitting. "It wasn't until his wife Treena's heart attack in 1986 did Graham really begin to refine his low-fat cuisine, realizing he needed to wrap the "caring" with pleasure. The same year Graham decided that his personal mission would be to help Treena make healthy and creative lifestyle changes that would last. "After a 23 year journey of intensive nutritional research, combined with his years of cooking experience, Graham created the techniques he uses today.

He has shared these discoveries through his books and television series, as seen on PBS and The Discovery Channel and continues to communicate his message of combining sound nutrition with creative cooking on an international level." His new, healthier cooking show, "Swiftly Seasoned" can be seen on your local PBS station, and you can catch his Web show on the New Atlantis site. Now as to whether drinking while cooking can make you a great chef, I don't know, but it never seemed to hurt Julia Child any, either. - — Terey Staff Reports are written by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board, Cecil's online auxiliary. Though the SDSAB does its best, these columns are edited by Ed Zotti, not Cecil, so accuracywise you'd better keep your fingers crossed. Chefs We Love: Graham Kerr | The Huffington Post Chefs We Love: Graham Kerr 02/01/2012 11:15 am ET | Updated Aug 31, 2012 Joseph Erdos Joseph Erdos Chefs We Love is a Valentine's Day tribute to those who have done great work in the culinary world -- to those who inspire us to not only eat well, but to try new things in our own kitchens.

With this holiday around the corner, we at Kitchen Daily felt that it was appropriate to share our love and respect for those who have most inspired and influenced our passion for cooking. See more chefs we love. With such a serious sounding name, you would think Graham Kerr would have grown up to be a politician, but instead what the world got was a charismatic and comical TV chef. With his bumbling hilarity, Kerr has been an entertaining force on TV since he leaped into Americans' living rooms with his first cooking show, "The Galloping Gourmet." His formula included anecdotes, jokes, slapstick comedy, cooking mishaps, and audience engagement. He cooked with copious amounts of clarified butter and cream, creating recipes as indulgent as any king would dine on. Born in London in 1934, Kerr grew up in a family of hoteliers and was always surrounded by great chefs. After working at various hotels, he eventually became catering advisor for the British Army.

He left the country with his wife Treena in 1958 to become the catering advisor for the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and when the couple later moved to Canada, Treena had the idea of creating a television show (she would eventually produce all of Kerr's shows). "The Galloping Gourmet" came about in 1969, the title being based on a book Kerr had co-authored with a wine expert. The show became an immediate hit all over North America as people fell in love with Kerr, who ran into the audience with a glass of wine and leaped over a chair before introducing each episode's recipe. I started watching Kerr in the '90s, when his self-titled cooking show aired on PBS. The show was all about healthy cooking, so I first knew him as a healthy chef who used little-to-no butter, a far cry from his "Galloping" days. Even as a young kid, I learned a lot about healthy cooking and to focus on fresh fruits and vegetables. It was years later that I learned of his former penchant for rich foods. It turns out there was a reason for Kerr's big switch.

In 1971, Kerr and his wife Treena were victims of a car accident. Both had very lengthy recoveries and "The Galloping Gourmet" came to an end. In 1986, Treena suffered a stroke and a heart attack -- that's when Kerr came to alter his perspective on food and began to cook healthier. Both he and his wife benefited from this lifestyle change, and the new Graham Kerr emerged. Television now knew him as the health-conscious cook. But even with all of life's setbacks, Kerr didn't lose his humor. I don't know what the food world would have been without Graham Kerr, but I can imagine it would have been much more boring and mundane. What Kerr did for food television was make it its own form of entertainment, worthy of any other program. If you think about it, he paved the way for many of today's TV personalities. So what's he up to now? Kerr continues to have a presence in the media with TV appearances on daytime talk shows and news shows (you can also watch reruns of "The Galloping Gourmet" on The Cooking Channel ). He also supports many causes and travels with his wife to promote healthy eating.

He and his wife live in Mount Vernon, Washington. The Galloping Gourmet (TV Series 1968– ) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error One of the first classic cooking shows, "The Galloping Gourmet" featured charismatic, ribald cook Graham Kerr doing obscenely rich and decadent recipes. The series was a smash hit in Canada... See full summary » Stars: a list of 79 titles created 03 Sep 2013 a list of 115 titles created 05 Oct 2013 a list of 49 titles created 08 Dec 2013 a list of 3739 titles created 15 Oct 2014 a list of 68 titles created 2 weeks ago Title: The Galloping Gourmet (1968– ) 8.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. See more awards » Photos Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline One of the first classic cooking shows, "The Galloping Gourmet" featured charismatic, ribald cook Graham Kerr doing obscenely rich and decadent recipes. The series was a smash hit in Canada and was later syndicated in the U.S. Written by Anonymous Le gourmet farfelu See more » Company Credits Did You Know? Trivia A continuation of a series first produced for Australian television. Injuries sustained in a 1971 auto accident forced Kerr to end the series at the height of its popularity. See more » Connections The Galloping Gourmet ... what a hoot! 29 September 2010 | by GrandGayleAnn (United States) – See all my reviews A friend just called and said that they are re-running Graham Kerr's show on Food Netword. I am definitely going to check it out. I loved his humor. The first time I watched his show, I wasn't certain if he was a comedian or a chef.

I later accepted that he was a master of both crafts. I am an old woman now, but I learned something from Graham Kerr that has served well for many years. After one of his infamous disasters at the stove, he glanced at the audience and said, "I meant to do that." I am a seamstress and have borrowed that phrase many times. Like him, I have celebrated the beauty of the finished product and laughed at the convoluted process that got me there. A toast to the fab Graham Kerr. 1 of 1 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Galloping Gourmet here: What should I name my catering co.? Follow DL on Galloping Gourmet here: What should I name my catering co.? Crowd-sourcing a bit here from the wits on DL! I am going to inc. my catering company in the new year and need some thoughts on names. I have a few: Olives & Figs Three Men & A Bacon (three of us run the company) Put Some Pepper in Your Step The Village Gourmets How about "Three Men and A Brisket"?

by GG 3 Bottoms and a Brisket by GG reply 16 12/29/2012 Perhaps this IS a troll post, but I'll play. The Village Gourmets actually sounds pretty good! But always remember to do a search/have an attorney do a search for you; avoid copyright infringement (or whatever the correct description is for a company name.) by GG I'm starting a business catering to college cafeterias: Pimentos in Everything. by GG I Can't Believe It's Not Crap! by GG Galloping gourmet and Co. ( with Rafalca as your mascot ) by GG Piggybacking on R23 s reply The Galloping Gourmet and Co. logo should be GG dressed in Edwardian finery astride Rafalca, one arm holding a tray of FLAMING hors d'ouerves aloft by GG No, Let Me Do it Obviously, I latched on to a theme here. by GG R24 Flaming hors d' ouevers, brilliant! by GG This thread is now officially closed. by GG 3's Company is actually pretty good. by GG Strap on the feed bag!

by GG Have a drawing of a huge penis with the caption: Put a Ring On It! by GG Two Guys and a Nut! by GG You've Had Worse Things in Your Mouth by GG From you, considering your record of noxious menus and preening personality: Tea-Dium r37, I have that cookbook! by GG Todd English will probably sue you if you used Olives and Figs. by GG Cash only, No Refunds (A Family Company) by GG Yum, Yum, Eat You Some by GG 12/29/2012 [quote]The Galloping Gourmet and Co. You can't use "Galloping Gourmet" because that name belongs to Graham Kerr. Don't know whether he's got legal rights to it, but he'll always be the [bold][italic]real[/italic][/bold] Galloping Gourmet in our hearts! How about "Katering Kweens"? Christ!

I seriously almost shot my drink out of my nose when I read [quote]3 Bottoms and a Brisket My votes: * The Village Gourmets * Hors d'ouerves * Whores d'ouerves by GG Nasty Pigs in a Blanket by GG Milk and Honey Catering. food of the gods! by GG Three Men and a Grill. by GG You'll Shit Your Insides Out! by GG The Bodacious Baking Boys or just Bakers. by GG Make that the Bodacious Bakers. by GG 3 Guys' American Kitchen and Bar by GG Find The Rat Feces (And The Catering's Free!) by GG Mice Droppings, Bugs, And Bullshit! by GG reply 68 12/29/2012 Delicious & Done Catering. Call it ,"The Double D" amongst yourselves. Drop the idea of calling it "The 3 ????.". Chances are that a year from now it won't be 3 of you working together.

by GG reply 69 12/29/2012 [quote]Chances are that a year from now it won't be 3 of you working together. Chances are the other two will treat GG to the same heave-ho he got from a whole string of exes. by GG If you want to be truthful, you should call it "My food sucks" by GG If You Have to Ask, You Can't Afford Us by GG '3 Coli' got my vote. by GG Cast Your Fat to the Wind by GG Three Little Scullery Maids Are We by GG reply 80 12/30/2012 I like the GG. He's not mean, obnoxious, or cruel like every other DL personality. He has a passion for cooking. What's wrong with that? Yes, some of his menus are a bit out there, but it's better than the trolls who post here about their disgusting dietary habits or gym cruisin'. Good luck GG! by GG LOL @ Fusspot Foods. I kind of like that one. by GG 12/30/2012 [quote]He has a passion for cooking. Really?

Are you sure it's not all pretend R81? The menu items posted in dozens of GG threads since 2011 indicate that it's simply a list of food gathered by google searches instead of what a knowledgeable cook would know and combine. Have you ever noticed that his dinners have never been a success? People order take-out instead, party was cancelled, boyfriend kicks him out, bad weather, etc., etc. This thread is one more episode in GG's DL culinary soap opera. by GG If you already have a catering company, it should already have a name. by GG reply 92 12/30/2012 Thanks so much for all the (serious) suggestions. And I will take the mean ones in stride. :) We actually had a pow-wow this morning over brunch--yum!--and we're calling it: Stir the Pot. Get it? Stirring the pot, ie shaking things up, and also actually stirring sauces and the like. I'm so excited to launch the business and actually begin COOKING every day!! I'm doing some recipe development today. First up: appetizers! Trying out some hot relish dumplings and pastrami belly sliders. Woop woop! Thanks again!

by GG reply 93 12/30/2012 Of course we get it...God you are a a fucking Moron. Watch your fat ass crossing the street GG. You're an say target. by GG Graham Kerr Biographies Graham Kerr Almost forgotten by the turn of the 2000s, Graham Kerr was the celebrity chef of the 1970s. He became famous for his one show, the "Galloping Gourmet." 455 episodes were filmed in all. There was butter, cream, wine and laughter. During the run of "The Galloping Gourmet", Weight Watchers named him "public enemy number one" and sent him a broken spoon. He was considered outrageous for the times. While making a chicken dish, he'd say "All right, ladies! Throw your breasts into the pan." He joked, played camp and laughed with his viewers, and never minded making himself the object of laughs. His episodes went so fast that no one was ever really able to write the recipes down. Then, it all changed. He had a car accident, and found Jesus and low-fat.

He became a member of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and an honorary life member of the American Dietetic Association. He has become (as of 2007) a public speaker at hospitals and for organizations, health programmes and rehab centres, and has set up his own corporation called "Kerr Corporation." He partners with American Dietetic Association for projects, and does radio / TV spots for the American National Cancer Institute on healthy fruit and vegetables. A naturalized American citizen, he lives in Mount Vernon, Washington. His favourite spices are garlic, ginger, lemongrass and lemon. Chronology 1934 -- Graham was born 22 January 1934 in Brondesbury London, England. His Scottish Presbyterian parents had a hotel in Sussex; previously, his father John Douglas Kerr had worked for Claridge's in London. He went to a primary school called "Kidbrooke Park" in Forest Row, East Sussex. The first thing he made in the kitchen was puff pastry, when he was 6, reaching the work-surface in his parent's hotel's kitchen by standing on a box. The puff pastry didn't turn out.

1948 -- At the age of 14, Graham dropped out of school. 1949 -- At the age of 15, he started training at the Roebuck Hotel in Ware, East Sussex, England, then studied hotel management at colleges in Brighton (Brighton Technical College) and Devon. 1952 -- At the age of 18, he started several years in the British army in the kitchens at a garrison in Wales, then at the Army Emergency Reserve in Bedford, Bedfordshire. Part of his stint at one point was washing pans when he was demoted from Corporal to Private for not doing as he was told, and for pranks such as sending a Yorkshire pudding to the Ministry of Health to be analysed, 1955 -- On 22 September 1955, he married Treena Van Doom, an English actress (born 18 May 1934.) They had first met when they were both eleven. They would have three children. 1955 -- Graham and Treena joined Graham's parents as business partners in owning and running an inn dating back to the 1400s, but it went bankrupt.

To pay off their debts, he had to get a job as a waiter; she had to get a job as a barmaid. They paid off the debt with their tips. 1956 -- Their daughter Tessa was born. 1957 -- Aged twenty-three, he became general manager of the Royal Ascot Hotel in Berkshire (demolished 1964), where his parents were now working as well. He found it a lot of work for very little money. 1958 -- Graham and Treena emigrated to New Zealand, where Graham worked as a food advisor for the New Zealand Air Force. They arrived with $1.25 to their name; and got an advance of $200 on his salary. 1959 -- Graham appeared on the air in New Zealand to demonstrate cooking. In his very first cooking show ever on television, he was dressed in military uniform, and showed how to cook an omelet. He was a hit. He went on to do 60 shows more in this series, called "Entertaining with Kerr." He also became an advisor to various government produce marketing boards in New Zealand. 1960 -- His son Andrew was born.

1963 and 1965 -- Graham won New Zealand Television's "Personality of the Year" award. 1964 -- Graham was transferred by the military to Sydney, Australia, where he did a show called "Eggs with Flight Lieutenant Kerr" on Saturday nights. In Australia, he lived in Middle Harbour, Cremorne. He had a two-storey test kitchen built in the home. 1968 -- His daughter Kareena was born. 1968 -- A Canadian producer associated with Fremantle International saw his show in Australia, and offered him a gateway into the North American market. The fee paid to Graham would be $2 million for 650 episodes. Treena, his wife, would help produce the series. Graham came to Canada to star in the show called the "Galloping Gourmet." The series was produced in, of all places, Ottawa, Canada, for a TV channel called "CJOH-TV", part of Canada's state broadcasting station, CBC.

The show ran five days a week, Monday to Friday, on daytime TV, often in mid-morning, competing with other programmes such as "The Edge of Night" and "The Beverly Hillbillies." 1969 -- CBS in America picked it up starting in January 1969. Within five months, Julia Child reputedly said, "He doesn't know a thing about cooking." But his had become a must-see show. On 3 March 1969, Apollo 9 was launched into space. The news was almost overshadowed because it was also the day Graham Kerr's potholder caught fire on TV. In Ottawa, Graham and Treena lived in the exclusive Rockcliffe Village, but he still kept his house in Australia, which he considered home. During his time in Canada, Graham would have several extra-marital affairs. 1970 -- Graham lent his name to a collection of stove-top and oven ware, as well as cutlery. 1971 -- Graham was planning on ending the series.

He said in interviews in February of that year that the 1,000th episode would be his last -- "after all, nobody in their right mind could continue a pace like this" -- and that he'd focus on his cookware. Then, on 21 April of that year, he and Treena were in a car-crash in California. They were passengers in a house trailer that was rear-ended by a vegetable truck and trailer that was speeding. Graham was left with a dislocated spine and a weakened right arm, and was temporarily paralysed on his left side. His doctor told him he had to take a year off, so he had the reason he wanted to end the show. He decided to take his family on a round-the-world sailing trip. The first stop was England, to collect one of his daughters from school there, and to actually buy the boat -- a huge 71 foot (21 1/2 metres) fibreglass yacht for $250,000.

During a phone interview conducted with him while he was in Bournemouth, England, in October, he said ""I predict that within 25 years, 60 per cent of the people will be living on pills and a milky substance obtained from roots." 1972 -- In January, they were still in England. Treena was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and had to have part of her lungs removed. They then did a trial four-month cruise of the Mediterranean before starting their world cruise. The world cruise, however, never materialized as Treena found that she got too boat sick. 1972 -- In April, Graham and Treena filed $1.5 million worth of lawsuits in California against the drivers of both the vegetable truck and the house trailer, and their employers. The studios also sued the drivers because the accident prevented the series from getting completed. In July, Graham was in Toronto, Canada for a short while.

1973 -- (approximately.) Graham and Treena bought a 10,000 square foot 1814 mansion on a 10-acre estate in Easton, Maryland right on Chesapeake Bay, and built a $60,000 test kitchen there. He began teaching at Cornell University Hotel School in Ithaca, NY as an adjunct professor. To look after the house, Graham and Treena hired a maid named Ruthie who was a member of a Pentecostal Holiness church in Wilmington, Delaware. 1974 -- Graham and Treena lost $800,000 in bad investments. Forced to return to work, Graham developed the "Take Kerr" series of infomercials. At the end of this year, Treena became an evangelical Christian on 17 December when Ruthie the maid invited her to church; Graham followed suit three months later on 13 March 1975, a few months after Treena saw Jesus in a vision. They made immediate changes in the "Take Kerr" series. The wine rack in the background was replaced by a Holy Spirit Dove.

The sign-on song became "This is the day the lord has made", and bible verses were added to the closing credits. The advertising agencies asked them to remove the bible verses. The Kerrs refused. The TV stations edited them out anyway, and the Kerrs quit in a huff. [1] [2] [3] They auctioned off their house, their yacht, their sailboats and almost all their worldly possessions. They disowned their previous "Galloping Gourmet" work as sinful and tried to get re-runs taken off the air. [4] They became inspirational speakers, and opened a spiritual retreat centre near Vail, Colorado at a 614-acre ranch they called "Rejoice Fellowship" for couples, but it failed. 1978 -- Graham and Treena joined Youth With A Mission. 1986 -- Treena had a heart-attack, and Graham got serious about low-fat cooking. He decided that his calling was to teach people how to eat better.

1990s -- In the 1990s, Graham returned to TV, somewhat repentant over his earlier zealotry, promising advertisers to keep religion off the air, and began preaching the gospel of low-fat instead. His shows were more health-conscious, and were branded very tame. 1994 -- Graham received a Special Citation from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. 1996 -- Graham became the Editor at Large for Cooking Light magazine. He continued this position until 2000. 1997 -- Graham was appointed to the College of Diplomats of the Educational Foundation of (American) National Restaurant Association. He also received a James Beard Foundation Award 1999 -- Graham was inducted into the American Culinary Federation Hall of Fame. 2000 -- Graham was made an Honorary Life Membership to the American Dietetic Association. 2003 -- Graham received an Honorary Doctorate in "Culinary Nutrition" from Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island. He also became a member of American Advisory Board for Partnership For Food Safety Education.

2006 -- Graham was on tour in America to promote his new book, "Recipe for Life." Television 1959 to 1968. 155 1/2 hour episodes in a series called "Entertaining with Kerr." Broadcast in Australia and New Zealand 1969 to 1971. The Galloping Gourmet. 455 1/2 hour episodes. Broadcast around the world. The series that made him famous. 1970. 5 minute radio spots called "Fun with Food", Monday to Friday on NBC Radio Network 1974. 260 5-minute infomercials on healthy eating in a series called "Take Kerr" 1976. 30-minute colour film called "Switch On Kitchen" about seafood for Cornell University. 1988. 39 half-hour programmes in a series called "Simply Marvellous" 1990. 170 1/2 hour programmes in a series called "The Graham Kerr Show" 1990. 130 thirty-second publication awareness ads on healthy eating broadcast in America 1992. PBS.

78 1/2 hour programmes in a series called "Graham Kerr's Kitchen" 1996. PBS. 26 1/2 hour episodes in a series called "The Best of Kerr" 1997. TV series "Swiftly Seasoned" for PBS, consisting of 26 1/2 hour episodes 2001. Gathering Place. 130 1-hour TV episodes. Focussed on healthy alternatives. Graham and Treena. A health expert was featured on each episode: whether a health professional, researcher or government official Books by Graham Kerr 1963. Entertaining with Kerr, AH & AW Reed, Wellington, New Zealand. 1964. The Graham Kerr Cookbook (British Edition) Lion Publishing and AH & AW Reed, Wellington, New Zealand. 1965. The Galloping Gourmets, AH & AW Reed, Sydney, Australia. 1970. The Graham Kerr Cookbook (American Edition), Doubleday. (200 recipes) 1970 to 1972. The Television Cookbooks Seven Volumes, Fremantle International, USA. 1973.

The Complete Galloping Gourmet Cookbook, Grossett and Dunlap. 1975. The New Seasoning, Simon and Schuster. 1997. The Love Feast, Simon and Schuster. 1981. Step by Step Cookbook, David C. Cook. 1991. Graham Kerr's Smart Cooking, Bantam Doubleday Dell. 1992. Graham Kerr's Minimax Cookbook, Bantam Doubleday Dell. 1993. Graham Kerr's Creative Choices, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1994. Graham Kerr's Kitchen, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1996. January. Graham Kerr's Best, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1997. January. Swiftly Seasoned with Graham Kerr, G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1997. October. The Gathering Place, Camano Press. 2002. January. The Gathering Place, Volume II, Quarry Press. 2004. Graham Kerr's simply splenda cookbook. Alexandria, VA: Small Steps Press (with Treena.) 2004.

Charting a course to wellness: Creative ways of living with heart disease and diabetes. Alexandria, VA: American Diabetes Association (with Treena.) 2006. Recipe For Life. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group (with Treena.) 2006. Outdulgence. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group (with Treena.) Literature & Lore "The Galloping Gourmet provides an entertaining half hour, but is about as far away from the Julia Child sort of cooking as Liberace is from Horowitz." -- Lowry, Cynthia. Apollo TV coverage zooms up, too. In Elyria, Ohio: The Chronicle Telegram. 4 March 1969. Page 12. "QUESTION FOR GRAHAM KERR, TV's "Galloping Gourmet" Do you pick the people who taste your specialty for that day, and if so, are they people on your staff? (asked by Martin Thaler, Ridgefield, NJ.) Yes, I do pick the people to taste the dish, but these are people in the audience and not part of our staff or crew.

Also, these are picked at random and not selected ahead of time." -- "Ask Them Yourself" column. In Family Weekly Magazine. Tri-city Herald. Pasco, Washington. 11 April 1971. Page 2. "You just have to accept this from us," says Graham. "The male position in the household has been taken over by the female. She handles all the available money and he turns his money over to her. That's an illegal relationship. My bones are bigger than hers. I'm designed by God to take that responsibility (of decision-making)."..... In open forum discussions, in churches, in meeting halls, the Kerrs talk together. Her message is, "How I Lost the Liberation Battle and Won the War." -- Hass, Jane Glenn. Their New Recipe for Happiness. Hayward, California. The Daily Review. Tuesday, 7 June 1977. Page 8. Language Notes His last name is pronounced "care", not "cur". Sources [1] "We tried to get the message out," says Graham.

"We had little doves carved into the top of what was once the door to the wine cellar, and open Bible on the bench and a Christian tune closing the show." But when they added a one second flash of a Bible verse in the credit line, "there was fury. The station asked us, ‘Can’t you just compromise and take it off?’ " he recalls. They couldn’t. By sticking to their personal commitment, they walked away from millions of dollars and overnight were set free of 36 entangling contracts. They also lost the rights to the Galloping Gourmet trademark, which has cost them millions of dollars in earnings." -- Siewert, Dionna Lynne. Galloping Gourmet Changes Directions.Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Living Light News. c. 1998. Retrieved Dec 2011 from [2] On "Take Kerr", there is no reminder of the Galloping Gourmet. Gone is the impressive wine cellar that was used as a backdrop for the earlier show. Instead, there is a 'God Bless' from Kerr at the end and almost subliminal flash of suggested biblical verse reading." -- White, Jean. Graham Kerr Shuns Gourmet Life.

LA Times - Washington Post. Reprinted in: Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sunday. 22 February 1976. Page 15. [3] Kerr (pronounced 'Care') has a new show now, called 'Take Kerr', on which he blends low-calorie cooking advice with a pinch of Christianity.... The new, 3 1/2 minute show ..... Besides the absence of alcohol, innuendo and calories, the new show has some other differences which reflect the new Kerr. The wine rack has been replaced with 'an alcove of light with a dove in it," a frothy theme song has been ousted by 'This is the Day the Lord has Made,' and the closing credits include a Bible quotation." -- Baker, Ann. TV's Galloping Gourmet a changed man. Eugene Register-Guard. 3 October 1975. Page 1B. [4] "Of the show which made him famous, Kerr said, "What I did wasn't an art, it was a crime ....

Kerr flails himself for encouraging alcohol use by drinking wine on the old show and for spreading 'smut and sexual innuendo' in the form of double entendres about his cooking ingredients. Food preparations such as 'stuff something into the backside of a chicken' or 'stripping an eel' gave him an opportunity to make viewers laugh with lewd jokes, he said. The Kerrs are trying to get TV stations to stop showing re-runs of the 'Galloping Gourmet' show." -- Baker, Ann. TV's Galloping Gourmet a changed man. Eugene Register-Guard. 3 October 1975. Page 1B. ____________________________________ "Hand foods diet of future". (Galloping Gourmet). Long Beach, California. Independent Press-Telegram. Wednesday, 13 October 1971. Page F-20. "What in the World!" (Galloping Gourmet). Family Weekly Magazine. 28 February 1971. Page 23. Associated Press. Galloping Gourmet Suspends TV Appearances for While. Fresno, California: The Fresno Bee. Monday, 24 July 1972.

Page A6. Associated Press. Ideal Kitchen the Aim of Galloping Gourmet. In Daily Tribune. Grand Bend, Kansas. Monday, 15 February 1971. Page 8. Canadian Press. Graham Kerr Will Relax. In Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tuesday. 24 August 1971. Page 18. Claire, Aileen. Galloping Gourmet Cooks Up Delectable Television Dish. Burlington, North Carolina: Times News. 27 May 1969. Page 10-A. Deans, Ralph C. The Galloping Gourmet. Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany: The Stars and Stripes. 27 April 1969. Page 32. Dietrich, William. A Healthy Conversion. Seattle, Washington: The Seattle Times. 1 June 2003. Emlet, Dolores. Galloping Gourmet Cooks Up a New Lifestyle. Charleston, West Virginia: Charleston Daily Mail. Wednesday, 30 June 2006. Page 3B. Galloping Gourmet a must for cooks.

Kingston, Jamaica: The Sunday Gleaner Magazine. 23 April 1972. Page 9. Galloping Gourmet New Cooking Series. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Winnipeg Free Press. 4 January 1969. TV Radio Section. Page 15. Gourmet Sues. Long Beach, California: Independent Press-Telegram. Saturday, 22 April 1972. Page A2. Hass, Jane Glenn. Their New Recipe for Happiness. Hayward, California. The Daily Review. Tuesday, 7 June 1977. Page 8. Jankiewicz, Robert. What has become of Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet? In the 'Anytime Column'. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Winnipeg Free Press. Monday, 13 November 1978. Page 7. Sassone, Bob. What's Graham Kerr up to? 27 December 2006. Slashfood. Retrieved from on 6 February 2007. Walker, Larry. Graham Kerr - gourmet. San Rafael, California: Wines & Vines Magazine. August 1995.

Print Page Graham Kerr's Website -the former Galloping Gourmet The Former Galloping Gourmet Welcome to my Website! It’s probably been a while since we’ve chatted! I want you to know that I’m doing wonderful! Let’s talk more here . What is UpStreaming? You’ll notice that I talk a lot about upstreaming. I tell you about what upstreaming means in this video. Learn how we can upstream together in my blog. Visit now! Get a Free Chapter from My New Book! Learn about the importance of humble beginnings and a fate worse than death! Graham Kerr - Biography - IMDb Graham Kerr Jump to: Overview (2) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (7) | Personal Quotes (1) Overview (2) The Galloping Gourmet Mini Bio (1) Graham Kerr was born on January 22, 1934 in London, England. He is a writer, known for The Galloping Gourmet (1968), Beat Angel (2004) and Julia Child and Graham Kerr: Cooking in Concert (1995). He was previously married to Treena Kerr .

Spouse (1) ( 22 September 1955 - 17 September 2015) (her death) (3 children) Trivia (7) Author of numerous cooking books. After his wife Treena's heart attack in 1986, Graham became immersed in low-fat cuisine. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force as its chief catering advisor. In that role, he cooked an omelete in uniform on his first TV show (1959). His father was a hotel manager. Married his childhood sweetheart, Treena, when he was 21. Three children, Tessa, Andrew and Karina. Last name pronounced like "care." Personal Quotes (1) Dig your own garden. There's nothing more rewarding. Do it in the company of your neighbours. Green the neighbourhood. See also

Question: Who had the nickname the Galloping Gourmet?
Answer: GRAHAM KERR